* MIDAS / TOUCH.

c'est la vie: that's how it is on this bitch of an earth

[gldtarnish]

midsummered‌.

lysander hadn’t wanted to assume anything, but this was kind of exactly what he imagined she’d sound like. there was something very charming about it, even for somebody as introverted and shut in as him – where he should typically be put off by such a personality, he seemed to find it a little humorous. “that’s very impressive,” he said genuinely. he couldn’t convince anyone of anything, really. “well, you made an excellent choice with the colour.”

         rosalind was almost taken aback ; first the random compliment, then the apparent genuine smile ?     she’s cold, calculating, and lived in a house with a bunch of cranked out criminals --   so decent human behaviour was well above the bar she set for human interaction.     ‘ you can actually credit my mum for the colour choice;     it’s like a thematic thing  ?    i don’t know, i just think -- why be anything if you can be golden ? ‘  

[midsummered]

lysander was feeling good. his good days were getting closer together and lasting longer and he was feeling better than he had in a very long time. with this good feeling came a little bit more confidence. bouncing a little on light toes, the redhead moved through the florist and cafe, admiring the person in the line in front of him. with a burst of sureness, lysander reached forward to tap the other on the shoulder.

“i hate to bother you,” he began, “but this is a lovely colour on you.”

[gldtarnish]

           rosalind loved compliments ; receiving them. she was too in her own feelings to ever consider giving one unprompted,   so she turned, a winning smile on her face like a picture of a prom queen in their senior yearbook photo.   ‘ thanks, i know.’ words spoken with a laugh to soften the harshness she always spoke in,    a drawl to her vowels that meant she would blend in with even the valleyest of girls,  ‘ can you believe i blackmailed my manager till he changed the uniform to something that didn’t clash with my skin undertone? ‘

[gldtarnish]

professionaltrouble‌.

“Oh hell no; I’m like the exact opposite of a cop,” Thalia answered quickly. The idea of her being an undercover cop was ridiculously laughable. “How bout a deal: you tell me yours, and I’ll tell you one of mine. And trust me when I say I’ve got a lot of incriminating stories.”

               rosalind’s mouth moved to an ‘o’ shape - not that her trust could be won over in a single sentence, she’d been fucked once too many times over to take anything for granted, yet she chose to take the bait. ( with an albeit ; over exaggerated story line. )  ‘ let’s start -- tame then,       i was getting chased by this gang -- so i thought, i know, i’ll just go straight through the wall -- ‘ rosa doesn’t mention that she had powers, nor does she think she implies it, she assumes people take her for the dumb blonde she somewhat is, ‘ -- so i just run headfirst straight through a brick wall, somehow take it down and myself down with a concussion.   i got away though, so props ! ‘       

[gldtarnish]

abloodyripper‌.

“ah, killin’ ‘im might be a little much, but never say never.” jasper wasn’t entirely sure if she was being serious or not. he hoped not. “s’pretty rude, but. what’d you say to make him say that? you’re far from boring.”

        ‘  i can think of worse punishments than death for him. ‘  she huffed,   arms crossed over her chest in time to a large heave of breath from her lungs;    ‘ he like,   clearly knows that any common insult that is accurate has a 0% effectiveness rate so now he’s just going for slander -- like if people heard i was boring ---   nightmare .. . ‘ 

[professionaltrouble]

“No no, keep talking. This is fucking hilarious.”

[gldtarnish]

          ‘  said all that needed to be said. ‘   rosalind shrugged it off,    ‘ can you not like   . . . put two and two together so i like don’t have to incriminate myself, or like,    are you an undercover cop or somethin’  ?              i’m a pathological liar by the way,   if you like, are a cop.’ 

[gldtarnish]

“he called you boring? mate, that’s, like, the worst thing you can say to someone.”  // @abloodyripper

   ‘ exactly. so you agree like, he has to die right? ‘ 

[ruinedchildhood]

[gldtarnish]

❝ Not knowing how something worked used to seem like… magic. Now not knowing means it might be going wrong and I may not be able to fix it . ❞  @cfuriahfries

              ‘ oh, just woman up and read wiki-how like the rest of us.    hasn’t fixed  any  of my relationships,   but did help fix the toaster oven.     what’s broke anyway? other than your, like, angst meter.  ’ 

[brckenbottles-deactivated202004]

“I get it, New Years Resolutions and all, but there’s no need to take up two machines at once,” Shadow muttered beneath his breath outside of some crowded gym. He huddled further into his jacket, despite the cold as he tugged his gloves on to prevent further coldness. Noticing another figure on the sidewalk, Shadow arched an eyebrow at him. “If you’re thinking about going to the gym, don’t bother. There are as many dicks in there as a grindr account. Unless you are one, feel free to take up three machines with your small dick energy.” 

[gldtarnish]

         ‘   oh ?  ‘   rosalind had genuinely only been walking outside to stare at the eye candy abusing the cheaper january membership.  ‘ are people having a measuring contest in there today ? ‘   rosalind questioned, stopping in her path of motion with a twist on her heels.   she wasn’t interested in those kind of people.   ‘ gross. it’s like 2019 and still guys are competing when we all know, there’s nothing bigger than a good personality, and a strap.’ 

[apprenticenanoswarm-deactivated]

[angelstills]

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

[medusagirlfriend-blog]

not enough movies about art heists

[gldtarnish]

axelsnart‌.

“Yeah, that orange and white suit he has going on totally isn’t my style either.” Axel laughs though at how much Rosalind didn’t like the color. Their parents had questionable fashion choices, but it was what made them unique at least. “Oh, you’re going to change the rainbow? I’m interested in how you’ll do that. It’ll be life changing. I wonder how Salem will feel about that?”

          ‘ i was thinking of asking salem to do it for my birthday actually i mean like -- who even likes orange ? nothing rhymes with it.’  she offers up,  her words spoken with confidence tinged with uncertainty, ‘ but like, i wasn’t going to say anything until after april fools because i do NOT want to wake up a donald trump lookalike, you know ? ‘ 

[gldtarnish]

elarabrock‌.

“I..guess i wouldn’t call them a demon…more like a parasite but in a way they kind of are a demon.” How was Ela suppose to explain to someone that she is the host to an alien symbiote that likes to cause trouble and do bad things when they go hungry or restless. She could feel the anger form her symbiote at then mention again of the word demon and parasite. “It’s confusing, don’t pay attention to me.”

   rosalind took a moment of thought / painted lips playing with the thought of the words brewing on her tongue before promptly deciding,   ‘ yeah,   still hot. ‘ she announced with a shrug.  though at some point,   probably deep down through all her repressed emotions, she felt a slither of sympathy for pushing out something that was probably not an ideal conversation topic; so instead she offered,  ‘  if it makes you feel any better ? i’m practically a ghost. ‘ 

[gldtarnish]

ofkillerfrcst‌.

“i’ve asked for soundproofing equipment 3 years in a row for christmas, so whose fault is it really? all of yours for being horrendous friends.” her tone serious but her face told a different story. “excuse me, i’m not inviting lame ass daxel! how else would you want to go? in a soft get together hosted by him or a party so hard they make a movie about it, hosted by yours truly. you can either be forgotten or become a legend, it’s up to you” she told her with a shrug.

       she humms and ha’s ; glossing over the fact penelope called them out as a shit friend. she also glosses over the fact she’s been in jail for all of the past christmases buying time for the one crime she didn’t do.    ergo,   she can’t be the shitty friend and every other rogue should pay their dues for the suffering of rosa’s ear drums.    ‘ my cousin is not lame he’s just -- - quiet and emotionally invested in things other than his face ! ‘ family ? touchy subject, ‘ my death will be legendary, so like,   even your party couldn’t top it.    no offence.’ 

[gossiprelated]

[midsommars-deactivated20201109]

Halston Sage in Before I Fall (2017)